A Touch of Healing

Jason Whittaker has reprogrammed the Imagination Station to attempt the impossible - to let blind Jenny Roberts see and wheelchair-bound Zachary Sellars walk. Jack Allen warns him to slow down, and Jenny's adventure seems to prove him right... she stays blind, yet comes back saying Lazarus taught her that God can use her just as she is. But when Zachary steps into the Station, he stands, walks, and even outruns a British soldier in Revolutionary War woods. Meanwhile, Connie Kendall keeps watch at the hospital, where her grandmother Mildred has suffered a heart attack and asks Connie to hold her hand and pray. Then Jack shuts the adventure down, and Zachary wakes to find himself back in his wheelchair. Devastated, he refuses to go home, declaring, "I never want to leave the Imagination Station."

Found on Risks and Rewards Album 24 · 12 episodes

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0312 Rewards in Full A citywide charity drive and a school safety campaign test what happens when the credit for good work lands on the wrong people.

0313 Top This! When her lifelong-rival cousin moves to Odyssey, Courtney turns a simple youth group fundraiser into an escalating contest to outdo her - while the local radio station stages its own outrageous bid for attention.

1 of 3 0314 The Underground Railroad Told through a curator's discovery of hidden tunnels beneath Whit's End, an enslaved Tennessee family's hope for freedom is tested when a cruel master's spite tears them apart.

2 of 3 0315 The Underground Railroad While one fugitive risks everything by mailing himself north in a shipping crate, two others race a relentless slave catcher toward a freedom that a new law may snatch away

3 of 3 0316 The Underground Railroad An enslaved family's desperate flight north along the Underground Railroad tests the limits of faith, sacrifice, and the strangers willing to risk everything to help them.

0317 B-TV: Envy When B-TV takes on the green-eyed monster of envy, Bernard and the gang use talk-show spoofs, fables, and detective drama to reveal where wanting what others have can lead.

1 of 2 0318 A Touch of Healing An ambitious experiment with the Imagination Station offers two children a taste of what their disabilities have denied them, while Connie faces a family crisis at the hospital.

2 of 2 0319 A Touch of Healing A boy in a wheelchair experiences walking inside the Imagination Station, and the fallout forces everyone at Whit's End to confront what healing really means.

0320 Where Is Thy Sting? As Connie's family gathers for her grandmother's funeral, grief forces each of them to confront what they truly believe about death, faith, and forgiveness.

0321 Hidden In My Heart When strange emergencies test what kids really know about the Bible, a lineup of imaginary helpers - an emergency operator, a verse-fetching wonder dog, and scripture-powered space gadgets - comes to the rescue.

0322 The Turning Point Eugene's disastrous first meeting with Katrina's father sets off a chain of hard conversations that force him and Katrina to confront the divide their love can no longer paper over.

0323 A Little Credit, Please Connie gets her first credit card and discovers that the ease of charging a purchase has nothing to do with being able to afford it.

0324 Small Fires, Little Pools When a wave of vandalism sweeps through Odyssey, a troubling dream convinces Jack Allen that something bigger is at work - and that the answer may lie in a lot of little pools of water.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 7 more roles

7 supporting roles

Nurse Corey Burton Jenny Roberts Natalie Babbitt Eileen Sellars Vaughn Taylor Dr. Franklin Corey Burton Hospital Intercom Actor Unknown Mildred Kendall Natalie O'Hare Redcoat Corey Burton

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Chris Anthony Host Paul McCusker Writer · Director · Producer Mark Drury Sound Designer · Producer Dave Arnold Producer Chuck Bolte Executive Producer

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Jason Whittaker reprograms the Imagination Station to test a bold idea. Because an adventure responds to imagination, he believes Jenny Roberts may be able to see inside it and Zachary Sellars may be able to walk. Jack Allen warns that the experiment could create problems they have not considered, but Jason prefers action to caution and wants to discover what the machine can do.

Connie Kendall asks to reduce her hours at Whit's End because her paternal grandmother, Mildred, has come to stay. Mildred's heart has begun weakening again after earlier surgery. Connie cares for her and accompanies her to repeated hospital tests. Mildred jokes about the doctors but speaks seriously about Connie's father, Bill. She loves him, worries that his selfishness is damaging his second marriage, and longs for him to become a Christian.

Jason invites Jenny to try a new adventure without explaining his hoped-for result. She visits Mary, Martha, and Lazarus and enjoys the experience, but remains blind inside the Station. Rather than feeling disappointed, Jenny says Lazarus helped her understand that her blindness can be part of God's larger plan and used for his glory. Jack sees wisdom in her response, while Jason cannot understand why his changes failed.

At the hospital, Zachary tells Connie that physical therapy is not producing the progress he wants. He does every exercise, yet fears that the adults know he may never leave his wheelchair. Connie hints that Jason has prepared something he will enjoy. Though Jenny's test has failed, Jason allows Zachary to try and enters the adventure beside him.

They arrive in Revolutionary War-era woods. Jason asks Zachary to imagine himself walking, then offers his hand. Frightened but hopeful, Zachary stands. Soon he walks on his own, and when a British soldier discovers them, he runs faster than Jason. For the first time since his accident, Zachary experiences the freedom of using his legs.

While the two continue their adventure, Connie learns that Mildred has suffered a heart attack during what should have been routine tests. Mildred asks Connie to stay, hold her hand, and pray. She accepts that the Lord may take her home but hopes to see Bill first. Using Mildred's prayer book, Connie entrusts the people she loves to God's care and asks for confidence that he is doing better things than they can request for themselves.

Jack ends Zachary's adventure when Eileen Sellars arrives to take her son home. The sudden return to his wheelchair shocks Zachary. When Eileen says he cannot immediately go back, he refuses to leave and begs Jason to explain what walking has meant. No one else seems to understand that he has just received the thing he wants most. "I never want to leave the Imagination Station," he declares.